It could act as a buffer zone to protect the U.S. from foreign attacks.
After his 1820 expedition he thought it would help protect against attacks from the Spanish British and Russians
To participate in sports and immunization in court
It was an opportunity to win respect from the whites. A black male who owned a farm would often be drafted before a white male who owned a farm. Blacks were only 10% of the population but 13% of recruits.
Saratoga. The americans were successful